Improvement in packing matches



J., KAYSER. y PACKING MATCILES.` ",No..173,861. Patented Feb. 22,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGEo JOSEPH KAYSER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PACKING MATCHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,861, dated February 22, 1876; application filed l December 27, 1875.

A To all whom it may concern vented a new and useful Improvement in Packing Matches,lof which the following is a speci- Ication: 1n the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents a side view of an endless strip, showing my method of packing matches; and Fig. 2 is an end view of the strip.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. The object of my invention is to provide simple, cheap, and eicient means by which matches may be packed in such a manner that they are lighted by being withdrawn from the inclosin g package or wrapper, and thereby not only the friction-surfaces dispensed with, but also the lighting of the matches on the walls, Sto., avoided, while producing, at the same time,

perfect safety against ignition, and a conven- 4 ient mode of supplyingmatches for domestic and individfial use.

The invention consists of a strip ofpaper that is crimped or corrugated by suitable machinery, and provided at the upper edge with any suitable friction covering. The matches are placed into the crimps or corrugations and secured tightly by4 -a flat closing-strip glued over the intermediate face parts of the crimped strip.

In the drawing, A represents a strip of paper, that is fed from a roll to suitable machinery, by which crimps or corrugations ct, equal to the thickness of the matches, are produced. The packing-strip A is prepared previous to being crimped to about one-third or more of placed, by suitable feeding anddistributing devices, into the crimps of the paper strip A, and retained securely 'therein by a iat strip, B, that is glued over the inside of the crimped strip, so as to adhere to the parts between the grooves and inclose the matches securely. The closing-strip B may, if desired, be also y preparedat one side with a frictional covering.

The lower endsof the match-sticks extend to some distance beyond the edge of the crimped strip, and are then dipped into the compound to form the heads thereon. When the heads are dried, the matches are pushed back into the inclosing grooves or crimps, by setting the whole reel lightly several times on a flatsurlface. The match-heads are thereby carried back securely into the retaining paper sockets, and, when the lower side of the socket is covered by a paper or pasteboard disk, protected fully against ignition.

By withdrawing the match from the en! wrapping-strip, the head is quicklyforced past the t'rictional surface at the upper end of the.

socket or crimp and ignited by the friction therewith. As long as the match-head is in its normal position at the lower part of the strip, there is no possible chance of ignition,

which is only effected by the friction of the JOSEPH KAYSER. Witnesses:

'PAUL GoEPEL, T. B.MosHER. 

